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:''This article is about Joe Baca, the California Congressman. For his son, see former Assemblyman Joe Baca, Jr.'' Joe Natalio Baca (born January 23, 1947) was a U.S. Representative, last serving as a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 42nd from 1999 to 2003, is located in southwestern San Bernardino County and includes Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San Bernardino. After redistricting, he decided to run in the new, adjacent 35th congressional district, where he faced fellow Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod (due to California's "top two" primary system). On November 6, 2012, Baca lost his seat by a margin of 55.7% to 44.3%.〔(''L.A. Times'' coverage of Baca's defeat in 2012 )〕 He ran again in 2014 but came fifth with 11.2%. He subsequently announced that he was running for Mayor of Fontana.〔http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-joe-baca-fontana-20140728-story.html〕〔http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2014/07/29/former-us-rep-joe-baca-next-challenge-getting-elected-mayor-fontana-calif/〕〔http://www.pe.com/articles/baca-698971-fontana-rialto.html〕 He lost in a landslide and subsequently announced his retirement from politics.〔http://www.sbsun.com/government-and-politics/20141109/inland-empire-politician-joe-baca-calls-it-a-career-with-latest-loss〕 In June 2015, Baca switched his affiliation to the Republican Party, citing his "core Christian" and pro-business beliefs. ==Early life, education and career== Baca was born in Belen, New Mexico in 1947, the youngest of 15 children in a primarily Spanish-speaking household. His father was a railroad laborer.〔 The family moved to Barstow, California when Joe was young, where he shined shoes at age 10, delivered newspapers, and later worked as a laborer for the Santa Fe Railroad, until he was drafted in 1966, serving in the United States Army until 1968. He did not serve in Vietnam. Following military service, Baca attended Barstow Community College and went on to receive his bachelor's degree in sociology from California State University, Los Angeles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Congressman Joe Baca: Biography )〕 He worked for 15 years in community relations with General Telephone and Electric. In 1979, he was the first Latino elected to the Board of Trustees for the San Bernardino Valley College District.〔 He was elected to the State Assembly in 1992,〔 and to the State Senate in 1998.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Baca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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